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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Reykjavik's Sjálfsmorð af Gáleysi merge black, death, and doom metal with an Icelandic name meaning "suicide by negligence" since 2018. Their harrowing thematic scope is matched by music of profound heaviness and desolation.
Sjaeleangst (Danish for "Soul Anguish") channel atmospheric black metal from the Danish underground, exploring themes of spiritual torment through immersive compositions. Formed in 2024, they bring existential dread to the Scandinavian atmospheric black metal tradition.
Sjaelekval (Danish for "Soul Torment") practice black metal from the Danish underground, channeling spiritual suffering through harsh, uncompromising compositions. Active since 2016, they bring Nordic anguish to the Danish scene.
Sjaelevrid (Danish for "Soul Wrench") deliver raw black metal from Copenhagen, tearing at the spiritual fabric with their harsh, stripped-back compositions. Emerging in 2025, they bring fresh Danish-language fury to the capital's black metal underground.
Saint Petersburg's Sjøtrollet pair black and doom metal from the cultural capital since 2022. Their Norwegian name meaning "sea troll" channels Scandinavian maritime mythology into compositions from Russia's most European city.
Skady practice black metal from Greifswald on the Baltic coast, drawing their name from the Norse winter goddess. Active since 2009, they channel Scandinavian mythology and cold, northern atmospheres from one of Germany's most northeasterly cities.
Skalder channel black metal from Kothen in Saxony-Anhalt, drawing their name from the Nordic poetic tradition. Formed in 2020, they bring Scandinavian-influenced darkness to the central German plains.
Skalfar practice black metal from the Hanseatic port of Stralsund on the Baltic coast, channeling the genre's cold fury from one of northeastern Germany's most atmospheric medieval cities. Active since 2016, they draw from their maritime surroundings.
Skanttod channel black metal from Hesse, delivering harsh, uncompromising compositions from the central German highlands. Active since 2011, they've been a steady presence in the Hessian black metal underground.
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